Gregory M. Luce

Greg Luce handles civil and criminal litigation and regulatory matters involving the health care industry. For more than 30 years he has represented health systems, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, and other health care providers in litigation involving fraud and abuse enforcement, False Claims Act defense, and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.

Mr. Luce focuses on the counseling and defense of health care providers, suppliers, pharmaceutical companies and physicians under state and federal fraud and abuse laws and the False Claims Act, as well as on the design and implementation of compliance programs. In addition, Mr. Luce represents numerous health care providers and corporations in response to civil and criminal investigations under the provisions of the False Claims Act and other statutes. A significant aspect of his practice includes advising clients on voluntary disclosure of statutory and regulatory violations to appropriate government agencies.

Mr. Luce has been recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Nationwide — Health Care; District of Columbia — top tier for Health Care) and The Best Lawyers in America. He also was named as one of Law360’s “Health MVPs” in 2012.

United States ex rel. Baker v. Community Health Systems, Inc., et al., D.N.M. (2013) (award of sanctions and attorneys fees against U.S. Dept. of Justice for spoliation of evidence)

United States ex rel. Meyer v. Horizon Health Corp., 565 F.3d 1195 (9th Cir. 2009) (dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction a qui tam action brought under the federal False Claims Act after concluding that the plaintiffs/relators in the action did not qualify as “original sources” of the information underlying their allegations, as required by the False Claims Act).